Downy captive, a baby vicufia, or cria, accepts primping by Sefiora Emma Salinas de Paredes.
Fearing the vicufia's decline, her late husband, Don Francisco Paredes, began raising vicufias at Cala
Cala, the family ranch, some 50 years ago. Vicufias rely on speed for escape, and even a minutes
old cria can outrun a man. Hunters once took a high toll of the young for their pelts, prized for soft
ness. The author's wife and daughter examine a bedspread that cost the lives of 156 crias (right).
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National Geographic,January 1973